# List of dam removals in New Jersey

This is a list of dams in New Jersey that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

## Completed removals

| Dam | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Cedar Creek Weir | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2014 | Lacey Township 39°52′04″N 74°10′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.8678°N 74.1689°W﻿ / 39.8678; -74.1689﻿ (Cedar Creek Weir) | Cedar Creek | Barnegat Bay | Dam built for stream gauge purposes. Owned by the United States Geological Survey. |
| Kincaid Lake Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2018 | Harrison Township 39°42′26″N 75°11′25″W﻿ / ﻿39.7073°N 75.1902°W﻿ / 39.7073; -75.1902﻿ (Kincaid Lake Dam) | Big Clems Run | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. Owned by Gloucester County and several private landowners. |
| Glenside Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 1997 | Blackwood 39°46′29″N 75°03′14″W﻿ / ﻿39.7747°N 75.0539°W﻿ / 39.7747; -75.0539﻿ (Glenside Dam) | Tributary to South Branch Big Timber Creek | Delaware River | |
| Sooy Lake Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2013 | Woodland Township 39°51′28″N 74°35′51″W﻿ / ﻿39.8579°N 74.5975°W﻿ / 39.8579; -74.5975﻿ (Sooy Lake Dam) | Tributary to Burrs Mill Brook | Delaware River | Dam built for agriculture. |
| Sterling Lake Dam | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) | 2011 | Washington Township, Gloucester County 39°44′08″N 75°06′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.7356°N 75.1106°W﻿ / 39.7356; -75.1106﻿ (Sterling Lake Dam) | Duffield Run | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Camp Inawendiwin Lower Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2014 | Tabernacle Township 39°52′09″N 74°41′36″W﻿ / ﻿39.8693°N 74.6932°W﻿ / 39.8693; -74.6932﻿ (Camp Inawendiwin Lower Dam) | Friendship Creek | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation at Camp Inawendiwin, a Girl Scout camp. |
| Stone's Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2013 | Milford 40°34′31″N 75°05′39″W﻿ / ﻿40.5752°N 75.0942°W﻿ / 40.5752; -75.0942﻿ (Stone's Dam) | Hakihokake Creek | Delaware River | Owned by the Borough of Milford. |
| Gruendyke Mill Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2007 | Hackettstown 40°50′56″N 74°49′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.8488°N 74.8214°W﻿ / 40.8488; -74.8214﻿ (Gruendyke Mill Dam) | Musconetcong River | Delaware River | Dam built for a grist mill and ice harvesting. |
| Seber Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2009 | Hackettstown 40°51′12″N 74°48′43″W﻿ / ﻿40.8532°N 74.812°W﻿ / 40.8532; -74.812﻿ (Seber Dam) | Musconetcong River | Delaware River | |
| Riegelsville Mill Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2011 | Holland Township 40°35′54″N 75°10′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.5983°N 75.177°W﻿ / 40.5983; -75.177﻿ (Riegelsville Mill Dam) | Musconetcong River | Delaware River | Mill dam. |
| Hughesville Dam | 17 ft (5.2 m) | 2016 | Holland Township and Pohatcong Township 40°37′48″N 75°08′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.63°N 75.1384°W﻿ / 40.63; -75.1384﻿ (Hughesville Dam) | Musconetcong River | Delaware River | Paper mill dam owned by the International Process Plants and Equipment Corporation. |
| Finesville Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2011 | Pohatcong Township 40°36′22″N 75°10′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.606°N 75.1707°W﻿ / 40.606; -75.1707﻿ (Finesville Dam) | Musconetcong River | Delaware River | Mill dam. |
| Columbia Lake Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2018 | Knowlton Township 40°55′27″N 75°05′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.9241°N 75.0873°W﻿ / 40.9241; -75.0873﻿ (Columbia Lake Dam) | Paulins Kill | Delaware River | Hydropower dam owned by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. NJ00124. |
| County Line Dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2022 | Stillwater Township and Hardwick Township 41°01′12″N 74°53′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.02°N 74.8868°W﻿ / 41.02; -74.8868﻿ (County Line Dam) | Paulins Kill | Delaware River | Timber mill dam. |
| Paulina Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2024 | Blairstown 40°58′37″N 74°56′38″W﻿ / ﻿40.977°N 74.944°W﻿ / 40.977; -74.944﻿ (Paulina Dam) | Paulins Kill | Delaware River | |
| Willever Lake Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2011 | Mansfield Township, Warren County 40°47′34″N 74°57′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.7927°N 74.9563°W﻿ / 40.7927; -74.9563﻿ (Willever Lake Dam) | Pohatcong Creek | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. National Inventory of Dams ID NJ00130. |
| Warren Hills Regional School District Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2020 | Washington Township, Warren County 40°46′23″N 74°59′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.773°N 74.9998°W﻿ / 40.773; -74.9998﻿ (Warren Hills Regional School District Dam) | Tributary to Pohatcong Creek | Delaware River | Owned by the Warren Hills Regional School District. |
| Lake Basgalore Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2018 | Woolwich Township 39°44′06″N 75°17′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.7351°N 75.2835°W﻿ / 39.7351; -75.2835﻿ (Lake Basgalore Dam) | Tributary to Raccoon Creek | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. Owned by Gloucester County and several private landowners. |
| Father John's Lane Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2009 | Lafayette Township 41°05′14″N 74°40′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.0873°N 74.6708°W﻿ / 41.0873; -74.6708﻿ (Father John's Lane Dam) | Tributary to Paulins Kill | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Middleville Dam | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2009 | Stillwater Township 41°03′27″N 74°53′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.0575°N 74.8886°W﻿ / 41.0575; -74.8886﻿ (Middleville Dam) | Tributary to Paulins Kill | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Piraneo Lake Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2014 | Andover 40°59′03″N 74°44′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.9841°N 74.7373°W﻿ / 40.9841; -74.7373﻿ (Piraneo Lake Dam) | Tributary to Pequest River | Delaware River | Privately owned, sold to New Jersey after removal. |
| Pursel's Mill Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2006 | Phillipsburg 40°40′38″N 75°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.6772°N 75.17°W﻿ / 40.6772; -75.17﻿ (Pursel's Mill Dam) | Lopatcong Creek | Delaware River | Mill dam. |
| Flower Hill Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2017 | Hopewell Township, Mercer County 40°17′19″N 74°46′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.2887°N 74.7799°W﻿ / 40.2887; -74.7799﻿ (Flower Hill Dam) | Tributary to Shabakunk Creek | Delaware River | Owned by The College of New Jersey. |
| No. 10 Watergate Pond Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2021 | Hardwick Township 41°04′08″N 74°58′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.069°N 74.978°W﻿ / 41.069; -74.978﻿ (No. 10 Watergate Pond Dam) | Van Campens Brook | Delaware River | Dams removed as a principal part of the Watergate Wetlands Restoration Project within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. |
| No. 2 Watergate Pond Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2021 | Hardwick Township 41°04′08″N 74°58′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.069°N 74.972°W﻿ / 41.069; -74.972﻿ (No. 2 Watergate Pond Dam) | Van Campens Brook | Delaware River | Dams removed as a principal part of the Watergate Wetlands Restoration Project within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. |
| Upper Blue Mountain Dam | 26 ft (7.9 m) | 1995 | Layton 41°06′14″N 74°55′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.1039°N 74.9238°W﻿ / 41.1039; -74.9238﻿ (Upper Blue Mountain Dam) | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | Delaware River | |
| Pool Colony Dam | | 1999 | Newton 41°05′10″N 74°55′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.086°N 74.9304°W﻿ / 41.086; -74.9304﻿ (Pool Colony Dam) | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | Delaware River | |
| Lake Success Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 1995 | Walpack Township 41°06′30″N 74°53′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.1083°N 74.8899°W﻿ / 41.1083; -74.8899﻿ (Lake Success Dam) | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | |
| Lore's Mill Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2022 | Commercial Township 39°17′10″N 75°03′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.286°N 75.0632°W﻿ / 39.286; -75.0632﻿ (New Jersey No Name # 119 Dam (Lore's Mill Dam)) | Dividing Creek | Dividing Creek | Owned by the Unimin Corporation and the County of Cumberland. |
| Unexpected Road Dam | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) | 2014 | Buena Vista Township 39°33′58″N 74°55′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.566°N 74.9262°W﻿ / 39.566; -74.9262﻿ (Unexpected Road Dam) | Tributary to Hospitality Branch | Great Egg Harbor River | |
| New Jersey No Name # 125 Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2010 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 39°28′53″N 74°42′45″W﻿ / ﻿39.4813°N 74.7124°W﻿ / 39.4813; -74.7124﻿ (New Jersey No Name # 125 Dam) | Race Branch | Great Egg Harbor River | Irrigation dams. |
| New Jersey No Name # 126 Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2010 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 39°28′54″N 74°42′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.4817°N 74.7146°W﻿ / 39.4817; -74.7146﻿ (New Jersey No Name # 126 Dam) | Race Branch | Great Egg Harbor River | Irrigation dams. |
| Wrubel Swimming Pool Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2013 | Demarest 40°56′43″N 73°56′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.9453°N 73.9431°W﻿ / 40.9453; -73.9431﻿ (Wrubel Swimming Pool Dam) | Cresskill Brook | Hackensack River | Dam built for swimming. |
| Westecunk Creek Barrier | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2015 | Eagleswood Township 39°38′29″N 74°18′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.6414°N 74.3086°W﻿ / 39.6414; -74.3086﻿ (Westecunk Creek Barrier) | Westecunk Creek | Little Egg Harbor | Located within Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Burnt Mills Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2019 | Bedminster 39°31′56″N 75°02′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.5323°N 75.0447°W﻿ / 39.5323; -75.0447﻿ (Burnt Mills Dam) | Burnt Mill Branch | Maurice River | Grist mill dam owned by the Township of Bedminster. NJ00632. |
| Westor Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2016 | Holmdel Township 40°20′23″N 74°11′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.3398°N 74.187°W﻿ / 40.3398; -74.187﻿ (Westor Dam) | Tributary to Willow Brook | Navesink River | Irrigation and farm pond dam. |
| Fullenkamp Dam | 6.4 ft (2.0 m) | 2011 | Harding Township 40°45′57″N 74°30′19″W﻿ / ﻿40.7658°N 74.5052°W﻿ / 40.7658; -74.5052﻿ (Fullenkamp Dam) | Catfish Brook | Passaic River | Dam built for agriculture. |
| Patex Pond Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 1990 | Montville 40°55′01″N 74°22′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.917°N 74.3827°W﻿ / 40.917; -74.3827﻿ (Patex Pond Dam) | Crooked Brook | Passaic River | |
| Lake Hudsonia Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2021 | Morris Township 40°57′58″N 74°29′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.966°N 74.4964°W﻿ / 40.966; -74.4964﻿ (Lake Hudsonia Dam) | Hibernia Brook | Passaic River | Built for recreation at a Girl Scout Camp. Owned by the Township of Rockaway. NJ00753. |
| Cooke's Pond Dam | 6.9 ft (2.1 m) | 2010 | Franklin Lakes Borough 41°01′48″N 74°10′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.0299°N 74.1723°W﻿ / 41.0299; -74.1723﻿ (Cooke's Pond Dam) | Tributary to Ho-Ho-Kus Brook | Passaic River | |
| Lake Hartung Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2021 | Jefferson Township 41°02′28″N 74°32′01″W﻿ / ﻿41.041°N 74.5337°W﻿ / 41.041; -74.5337﻿ (Lake Hartung Dam) | Russia Brook | Passaic River | |
| Knox Hill Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 1996 | Morristown 40°48′24″N 74°30′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.8067°N 74.5083°W﻿ / 40.8067; -74.5083﻿ (Knox Hill Dam) | Tributary to Whippany River | Passaic River | |
| Bodine Pond Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2011 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County 40°33′51″N 74°56′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.5643°N 74.9361°W﻿ / 40.5643; -74.9361﻿ (Bodine Pond Dam) | Tributary to Capoolong Creek | Raritan River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Pottersville Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 1985 | Califon 40°43′21″N 74°45′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.7226°N 74.7533°W﻿ / 40.7226; -74.7533﻿ (Pottersville Dam) | Cold Brook | Raritan River | |
| Weston Mill Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2017 | Manville and Franklin Township, Somerset County 40°31′49″N 74°35′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.5302°N 74.588°W﻿ / 40.5302; -74.588﻿ (Weston Mill Dam) | Millstone River | Raritan River | Hydropower dam owned by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. |
| Nevius Street Dam | 2.45 ft (0.75 m) | 2013 | Raritan 40°33′53″N 74°38′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.5648°N 74.6364°W﻿ / 40.5648; -74.6364﻿ (Nevius Street Dam) | Raritan River | Raritan River | Dam built for aesthetics. Owned by Duke Farms. |
| Roberts Street Dam | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) | 2012 | Bridgewater Township 40°33′24″N 74°38′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.5566°N 74.6486°W﻿ / 40.5566; -74.6486﻿ (Roberts Street Dam) | Raritan River | Raritan River | Dam built for irrigation and recreation. Owned by the Park Commission of Somerset County. |
| Calco Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2011 | Bridgewater Township 40°33′03″N 74°33′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.5508°N 74.5519°W﻿ / 40.5508; -74.5519﻿ (Calco Dam (Diffusion Weir)) | Raritan River | Raritan River | Chemical dispersion dam owned by the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority. |
| Fieldsville Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1990 | Somerset 40°32′27″N 74°30′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.5409°N 74.5128°W﻿ / 40.5409; -74.5128﻿ (Fieldsville Dam) | Raritan River | Raritan River | |
| Sylvan Lake Dam | | 2012 | Skillman 40°24′45″N 74°41′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.4124°N 74.6957°W﻿ / 40.4124; -74.6957﻿ (Sylvan Lake Dam) | Rock Brook | Raritan River | |
| Camp Beisler Dam | 17.1 ft (5.2 m) | 2021 | Lebanon Township 40°45′24″N 74°51′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.7568°N 74.8641°W﻿ / 40.7568; -74.8641﻿ (Camp Beisler Dam) | Spruce Run | Raritan River | National Inventory of Dams ID NJ00141. |
| Jericho Pond Dam | 5.5 ft (1.7 m) | 2021 | Stow Creek Township 39°28′15″N 75°21′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.4707°N 75.3523°W﻿ / 39.4707; -75.3523﻿ (Jericho Pond Dam) | Stow Creek | Stow Creek | Owned by the County of Cumberland. NJ00631. |
| Kazmar Pond Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2017 | Vernon Township 41°12′10″N 74°24′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.2027°N 74.4088°W﻿ / 41.2027; -74.4088﻿ (Kazmar Pond Dam) | Tributary to Wawayanda Creek | Wallkill River | Dam built for recreation, owned by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. |
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